The Vampire's Secret Baby by Jasmine Wylder

Author:Jasmine Wylder [Wylder, Jasmine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

He felt the twinge in his chest as he sat in Bjorn’s rooms, taking the verbal berating from his old friend and the man who was a father to him.

“Enough with this human,” Hegel spat. They refused to say Melody’s name, as though even that was beneath them. Aksel’s blood was at a slow boil. “Your duties are with us. With Thala. It was what your mother wanted and it is what I’ve always wanted. Do not throw away your clan’s safety and future over some piece of ass that’s caught your attention. This is not the Aksel, the alpha, that I know.”

The word stung. Aksel had been born an alpha in the middle of a vampire civil war in the north. His mother was their rule and united with Hegel’s army. Eventually, Aksel would return to the north, marry Thala to unite the houses, and rule in his mother’s stead.

“I know who I am and what I’ve been through to get here today,” he bit out, probably a little more bitterly than he meant to.

That had been the plan. What had really happened was Aksel found he couldn’t stand his mother. Or most of the vampires in the north, Hegel and his family withstanding. He left and met a young Malakai Arkos and fought alongside him through the Order’s many wars and was comfortable in the Isles. Some afternoons when he was alone and away from the constant bickering, he dreamed about a life where he was free to love who he wanted and to live how he wanted. To have a life with someone like Melody.

And now, centuries later, his past had caught up with him.

“She is an ant,” Bjorn said. “A nothing.”

Aksel squashed the instant desire to put his fist through Bjorn’s face for saying such a thing. Something deep inside him roared to life at the insult of Melody.

And besides, that wasn’t true. But Aksel didn’t feel like enlightening them on her Terzi legacy.

That was her own story and so far, Melody hadn’t exactly embraced her vampire side. Let others think she was a weak-willed human if they liked. He’d made that mistake once and nearly gotten his balls kneed through the top of his head.

“Our families made a promise, Aksel,” Thala spoke now. “We owe it to our brethren to strengthen the north with two powerful dynasties. The northern families would have a chance to take more power from the Order…”

Aksel eyed Thala at that last part. Take more power from the Order? Just what was she talking about?

Hegel spoke over Thala, stopping her.

“Our people deserved to be recognized, Aksel,” he said, more gently this time. “It was your mother’s greatest wish that you would lead us to our birthright. To a place of power and strength. Do not waste it on lustful urges with a nobody.”

Bjorn grunted in agreement. It seemed all he was good for.

“What I’ve done and with whom has never been your concern, nor will it ever be,” he grumbled. Hegel sighed.

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